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i have moved back to nova scotia (just befor the hurricain) and have a new area were i plan to plant. it is 5000'square. please tell me what i should add and how much(i have cow and chicken manuer by the tonne and i'm plant fall rye this fall) soil report: PH 5.5, OM 3.6%, (these are Kg/ha) P2O5 272, K2O 122, Ca 1291, Mg 126, Na 30, Sulfer 52, (these are ppm) Fe 227, Mn 13, Cu 0.74, Zn 1.4, B 0.34, CEC(meq/100gm) 7.9. Base Sat. K 1.6%, Ca 41%, Mg 6.7%, Na 0.8%, H 49.8%

9/23/2004 11:29:57 AM

Knopp, Germany

Can't help with your soil report Mr t, but it is good to hear that you got outta there before the hurricane.

9/24/2004 1:09:35 AM

Nova Scotia

thanks German Pumpkin

9/26/2004 11:12:17 AM

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Hey Sean,

How'd I miss this? Oh, it's on the wrong board! LOL

YIKES!

That pH has to come up at least a full point. But your Mg is already a little high relative to the Ca. But Ca will come up with the addition of ANY type of Limestone.

Here's what I'd like to see:

Find out what type of Limestones are available where you now are. Domotic Limestone will contain Magnesium with the Calcium Carbonate. Calcitic Limestone will not. I always opt for Pelletized Lime if it's available. It is milled finer than the white Ag-Lime & therefore works faster. You need fast for planting next year.

I'd prefer to see 100 lbs of Pelletized Dolomitic Limestone per 1000 sq. ft. followed by another 100 lbs of Pelletized Calcitic Limestone all tilled to 1 foot depth.

That's going to lower an already low Potash level. So I'd add 10 lbs of 0-0-50 Sulfate of Potash & till that into the top 12" too.

If you can find well aged Horse manure, then add all you can, but lower the 0-0-50 SOP in relation.

You can use all the organic matter you can reasonably obtain & apply. Watch using too much Chicken Manure. It is known to contain hefty Nitrogen levels so apply in moderation. Likewise any fresher manure may be cause for concern if overdone.

Stay away from spent mushroom compost since Na is already a little high though the Limestone (like Gyspum) will help drop this down.

See also about regionally available granular or chelated liquid micronutrients. You'll need to add micros especially if the manures aren't all there.

Late winter/early spring another soil test will be in order to find out how we did especially with the micros & manures. Unlike synthetics, organics vary by animal & diest to some degree. So some fine tuning can be expected.

What was this land producing before you got it?

Steve

9/26/2004 3:45:21 PM